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Population, long-run history by country

Annual, Persons, thousands

Source: Maddison Project Database 2023

Population, long-run history: latest observations by country
Date	Barbados	Iceland	Oman	Zambia
Dec 31, 1999	273	277	2,348	10,327
Dec 31, 2000	274	281	2,403	10,649
Dec 31, 2001	275	285	2,457	10,980
Dec 31, 2002	276	288	2,510	11,290
Dec 31, 2003	278	289	2,562	11,593
Dec 31, 2004	279	293	2,613	11,907
Dec 31, 2005	280	296	2,663	12,243
Dec 31, 2006	281	304	2,713	12,612
Dec 31, 2007	282	311	2,764	13,005
Dec 31, 2008	283	319	2,816	13,412
Dec 31, 2009	285	319	2,871	13,822
Dec 31, 2010	286	318	2,928	14,255
Dec 31, 2011	287	319	2,986	14,709
Dec 31, 2012	288	321	3,047	15,165
Dec 31, 2013	289	324	3,110	15,631
Dec 31, 2014	290	327	3,174	16,121
Dec 31, 2015	291	331	3,240	16,624
Dec 31, 2016	291	335	3,307	17,140
Dec 31, 2017	292	343	3,375	17,674
Dec 31, 2018	293	353	3,444	18,222
Dec 31, 2019	294	361	3,512	18,780
Dec 31, 2020	294	366	3,582	19,349
Dec 31, 2021	295	372	3,651	19,928
Dec 31, 2022	295	380	3,696	20,485

Source: Bolt, J. and van Zanden, J.L. (2024), Maddison style estimates of the evolution of the world economy: A new 2023 update, Journal of Economic Surveys, 1-41, DOI 10.1111/joes.12618. Licensed under CC BY 4.0. The original sources are listed on each page.

All data sources

Original sources of these estimates

GDP pc: 2008 - 2022: Total Economy Database the Conference Board for all countries included in TED. Otherwise UN national accounts statistics

Iceland

1870-1945: Jonsson, G. (1998). The gross domestic product of Iceland, 1870-1945. Nordiska Historiska Nasjonalregnkaper, Artikkelsamling from Workshop IV, Solstrand 13-15 NOvember 1998.

Zambia

1906-1950: Broadberry, S., & Gardner, L. (2022). Economic growth in Sub-Saharan Africa, 1885–2008: Evidence from eight countries. Explorations in Economic History, 83, 101424.

No separate list is published for Barbados, Oman; the database as a whole is cited above.